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Patented Jan. 17, 1922.

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`GAS HEATER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I. 1921.

Patented Jan. 17, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2f UNITED STATE PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN C. BARTLEBAUG-H, OF WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA.

GAS HEATER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan- 17- 1922 Application led April 7, 1921. Serial I\`|'o.v459,{ 286.

T0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BENJAMIN C. BARTLE-V BAUGH, citizen of the United States, resid ing at lVheelin'g, in the county of Ohio and State of Vest Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gas Heaters; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in heaters and more particularly to those designed primarily for consuming gaseous fuel, one object of the invention being to provide a simple and inexpensive, yet` highly eflicient heater which will practically destroy the poisonous gases which usually escape into the room, novel-provision being also made whereby there is absolutely no oxygen consumed from a great portion of the air which is heated.

In carrying out the above end, a further aim is to provide a construction in which a circulation of airtakes place entirely around the burner, such air coming into Contact with the flame of the burner, several times before any discharge of the air takes place,`

thereby insuring that the gases which are unbu'rned as they discharge from the burner will be ultimately consumed Y.rather than escape into the room.

A further obj ect is to provide a gas heater which is-designed for attachmentpdirectly toa gas line, requiring no other support,-

this being ofv particular advantagel when there is littleV available lioor space to accommodate a heater, under which circumstances, the gas line may be extended up the side of the wall and the heaterplaced at an elevated point, at which point it willnot'v only be out of the way, but will be out of the reach of children.

Vith the foregoing 'in view, the invention resides in the novel construction and association of parts, hereinafter described and claimed, the descriptive matter being supplemented by vthe accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a gas heater constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view as indicated by line 22 of Fig. 1. Y

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view as designated by line 3 3 of Fig. 2. i

Figure 4t is a vertical transverse section as indicated by line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

Figure 5 is a top plan view with the top of the casing removed.

.Figures G and 7 are respectively a top plan and aside elevation of a heater having a slightly different form of casing from that shown in the other views. l

F igure Bis a front elevation showing the appearance of the front to Veither form of construction. Y

In the drawings above briefly described,

the numeral 1 designates a vertical casing whose back` wall 2 1s preferably of the curved formation disclosed in Figs. 1 to 5, although the formation illustrated at 2a in Figs. 6 and 7 may well be employed if desired. The side walls 8 of the casing lare preferably turned inwardly toward each other at their front edges to provideflanges it to which upper and lower plates 5 and G are secured by bolts-or the like 7, said plates being spaced apart sufficiently to provide the usual opening S in the front of the casing, which front is formedjointly by said plates and the flanges 4. The lower edge of the plate 5 and theupper edge of plate 6 are preferably beaded as indicated at'9, not only to reinforce the said plates, but to enhance the appearance of the device.l The upper kedge of the upper plate 5 is spaced down- `wardly from a top 10`with which the casing' 1 is provided, whereby to form a heat escape 11 from the upperend of the casing, said top 10 beingalso provided with outlet openings whichY are designated by the numeral 12. Positioned in the casing 1 and forming with the back wall 2, an air heating` passage 13, is a vertcial partition'14.- whose side portions may wellV he bent forwardly as seen at 15 and secured against the inner sides of the casing side walls `3 and the flanges 4l, the free edges of vsaid portions 15 being preferably turned around the edges of the flanges 4 as indicated at 16. I have shown the upper edge of the partition l-t inclining forwardly and provided with a flange 17 which is secured by bolts or the like 18 to a crown plate 19, which plate is spaced downwardly from the top 10 and extends forwardly from the partition 14, the front edge portion of said plate 19 being preferably bent downwardly as indicated at 20 and secured at 21 to the plate 5 in rslightly spaced rclationwith the latter so as to provide an air escape passage 22. j i

Extending across the casing, in advance of the partition 14, is a vertical fire wall 23 whose upper and loweredges are disposed in spaced relation with thecrown .plate 19 and y which the heater is located.

the lower end of the casing, respectively. An appropriately elongated horizontal burner 24 is positioned in the easing in front of the fire wall 23 and is provided with perforations 25 which are solocatcd as to direct jets of flame both forwardly and upwardly.

`The burner 24 is connected by a short length of pipe 26 with an appropriate air mixer 27 which is adapted to be mounted directly on a gas line 28, so that this line serves as the sole support for the entire heater. The ends of the burner `2e: are provided with outwardly extending flanges 29 which inter-fit with inwardly turned flanges 30 on vertical plates 31 which are secured in the casing 1 at opposite sides of the latter. This arrangement of parts serves to effectively mount the casing l and attached parts on theV burner 24, insuch a manner that they may be` removed from said burner simply by lifting them. i l

In operation, air enters the burner chamber through the opening 8 and the open bottom of the casing and-comes in contact with the flame of the burner 24 so that this air iscaused to circulate around the burner and the firewall 23 in the manner indicated by the arrows. Any gases which may escape through the `perforations 25 without being burned by their initial exposure to the flame, will be subsequently brought into engagement with such flame so that they will eventually `be consumed instead of being diacharged into the room; The circulation of the hotLair and gases in the` front portion of the casing effectively heats the partition 14 and the crown plate 19, so thatair entering the lower end of the passage 13 and rising in the latter will be effectively heated before it is discharged through the openings 11 and 12. This air, itwill `be noted, is highly heated Without coming in contact with the flame and having any of its oxygen consumed, this being greatly to the advantage of persons occupying the room in y The hot air frcmthe burner chamber eventually escapes, partly throughthe opening 8 and partly throu h the passage 22 and attention may here escaping. through said passage, will first mix e directed to the fact that all air with the heated air from the passage 13, from which no oxygen has been removed.

Mounting the burner 2/1- directly upon the gas line is advantageous in a number of ways, but particularly when only a very little floor space is available. Under these circumstances, the as line 28 may be extended upwardly a ong the wall and the heater mounted at an elevated point so as to be entirely out of the way and to be out of the reach of` children, preventing serious burns which are now often inflicted -by the gas heaters nowin use. Whenever desired, the entire casing may be lifted from the burner. i

Since excellent resultsin'ay be obtained from the heater asdisclosed, these details are preferably followed, but l `wish it understood that within the scope of the invention as claimed, lnumerous. minor changes ma be made.

y claim:

1. A heater of theclass described comrisin a casin 'havinoato jrovided with g e P heat outlets, a vertical partition in` said casing formingwith the back wall of said cas-V J ends spaced vertically from the crown plate and the lower end of the casing respectively, anda burner in said casing in front of` said fire wall. A

2. A heater of the: class described coin- )rising a casing having a top provided with eat outlets, a vertical partition in said casing forming with Vthebaclr wallof said casing an air heating passage having an inlet at its lower end,` a crown plate extending forwardly from the upper end of the partition in spaced relation with the top, and having its front end bent downwardly in spaced relation with the upper portion of the casing front, a fire wall in said casing spaced forwardly from said partition having its upper and lower ends spaced. ver-I tically Afrom said crown plate and the lower end of the .casing respectively, and a burner in said easing 1n front of said fire wall,

v 3. A heaterofthe class described comprisvided with. outstandingsubstantially vertical flanges, a heater casing containing said burner, and hook-like flanges on the vertical walls of said heater casing engaging theV flanges of said burner to detachably mount said casing upon said` burner, the latter being adapted to be supported by a rigid gas-line.

4. A heater of the class described comprising a horizontally elongated burner having its ends disposed in vertical planes and provided with substantially vertical outstanding flanges, means for mounting said burner directly on a rigid gas-line, a heater Casing Y containing said burner, and substantially vertical plates secured to the side walls of said heater easing and having hook-1ike flanges engaging the flanges of said burner to detachably support the heater casing upon said burner. v

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

y BENJAMIN C.V BARTLEBAUGH. 

